Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Davis

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 28, 1983No. 2034PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BROSKY, Judge:

This is an appeal from judgments for First Degree Murder,1 Aggravated Assault,2 and Possessing Instruments of a Crime.3 After a trial without jury and a hearing, post-verdict motions were denied, and appellant received, inter alia, a life term of imprisonment. No issues have been presented properly in appellant’s brief. We therefore quash this appeal.

Appellant’s rather confusing brief appears to present an argument for insufficiency of evidence. However, it would be improper for us to reach this issue due to severe shortcomings in appellant’s brief. Specifically, the brief…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SanfordSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  2. Commonwealth v. MillerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. DrewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  2. Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Estate of: Goodwin, J., Appeal of: Nagele, L.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2021

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